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IRBIL, Iraq — Iraqi forces pushed north yesterday in an attempt to recapture the central Iraq town of Tikrit from Islamic militants who have been occupying it since mid-June, only to see the assault stymied by snipers, roadside bombs and fierce resistance from the rebels.

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